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[MUSIC]. The Biggest Rhythm & Blues Show of '55. Concert poster promoting performances by The Drifters, Roy Hamilton, and Laverne Baker at the Memorial Auditorium, Chattanooga, TN. 27 May 1955.

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[MUSIC]. The Biggest Rhythm & Blues Show of '55. Concert poster promoting performances by The Drifters, Roy Hamilton, and Laverne Baker at the Memorial Auditorium, Chattanooga, TN. 27 May 1955.

Baltimore, MD: Globe Poster, 1955. 22 1/4 x 28 1/2 in. poster printed on cardstock (toning, some soiling, area of loss across the bottom edge, some fading at the bottom right corner). Boxing-style poster featuring an incredible lineup of R & B performers, headlined by Roy Hamilton, The Drifters, and Laverne Baker, along with Willie Mabon, The Spaniels, The Hearts, Jimmy Reed, Erskine Hawkins, and Little Walkin' Willie. Portraits of featured acts and some of their hit songs are also noted.

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